What People Are Saying

New Roots is like my second home. I enjoy the fact that I have such an amazing and close bond with my teachers.

KAITLYN O., Student

New Roots offers a whole different style of learning. I have been able to discover which environments I learn and work best and what my passions are.

HANNAH W., Alumna

I have never in my career as a parent been more profoundly impressed with an establishment founded on education. New Roots exceeds my expectations in every avenue.

JILL S., Parent

The inspiration I received at New Roots has helped me to approach new challenges in creative ways and helped me to feel at home at Babson College, which is the #1 entrepreneurship college in the US.

KAI H., Alumnus

New Roots is like my second home. I enjoy the fact that I have such an amazing and close bond with my teachers.

KAITLYN O., Student

New Roots offers a whole different style of learning. I have been able to discover which environments I learn and work best and what my passions are.

HANNAH W., Alumna

At New Roots, we have found kind, bright teachers, and administrators who are working for the student.

KAREN C., Parent

The community is a blast both in the classroom and out in the community, they are accepting of all people no matter who they are and nothing like my old school.

INDIGO H., Student

New Roots helps students think more about their surroundings, and is very good at working with individual needs of students in order to help them learn the way that works for them.

SAVANNAH S., Alumna

New Roots has developed an exceptional school culture designed to encourage students to pursue friendships across boundaries that typically divide students – gender, ethnicity, income, and geography.

JONATHAN C., Parent

The teachers are very understanding and try to help in any way they can, both emotionally and academically.

ALEXIS T., Student

When I went to college I felt very prepared. The most important things I learned at New Roots, that served me well in college, were how to work in a group and how to pursue my own academic interests.

Ezra D., Alumnus

About New Roots

New Roots Charter School was founded in 2009. We are a regional, tuition-free public high school located in the heart of downtown Ithaca.
Any student ages 13-21 who is eligible to attend public high school in New York State is welcome to attend, regardless of district of residency.